RIP Prince

[GFB]

..dead at 57.

[Red Oak]

[GFB]

That's funny

[grouchy]

A cross of Michael Jackson, Mick bagger and aunt jemimah.

[BigTex]

I found his weirdness and aloofness off-putting, but he was quite a performer.

[John In Austin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6IlECn56oo

My favorite Prince song.

[planosteve]

Never heard that song. Must have been before my time.

[ralph]

TMZ reporting that the guy was treated for a drug overdose a few days before he died . Heard on FOX a moment ago .

[GFB]

Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ.
We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois last Friday, hours after he performed in Atlanta. At the time his reps said he was battling the flu ... something we questioned because his plane was only 48 minutes from home before the unscheduled landing.
Multiple sources in Moline tell us, Prince was rushed to a hospital and doctors gave him a "save shot" ... typically administered to counteract the effects of an opiate.
Our sources further say doctors advised Prince to stay in the hospital for 24 hours. His people demanded a private room, and when they were told that wasn't possible ... Prince and co. decided to bail. The singer was released 3 hours after arriving and flew home.
We're told when Prince left he "was not doing well."
We know authorities in Minnesota are trying to get the hospital records from Moline to help determine cause of death.
We have made more than a dozen attempts to reach Prince's reps for comment, but they went radio silent.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-tr ... z46WBySotf

[GFB]

No wonder he would always lay low and not do interviews..

..total nut job..


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzx_3eOyZA

[Red Oak]

Most musicians and other artist lean to the "eccentric"

Especially good ones.

[GFB]

Most musicians and other artist lean to the "eccentric"

Especially good ones.

So basically..I'm either a friggin' loon..or I suck.

Hmm..not sure..I'll give that thought.

[GFB]

To be serious..this is what happens when you only use the creative side of your brain.

The other side turns to mush..and you can no longer function in what could be called any kind of "normal" manner of life.

I have always compartmentalized, and long ago learned to "shut down" the creative side, and just turn it on when I need it.

The other side is infinitely more important..even for creative people.

[Gopher]

Lonnie Mack passed away today too.

[Red Oak]

Sad news about Lonnie, he was my cup of tea.

[LibraryLady]

Most musicians and other artist lean to the "eccentric"

Especially good ones.

I would agree. Seems being creative kicks you out of mainstream thinking. I think it is a good thing, otherwise we (the general population) would miss all the art, music, theater etc. that the creative ones bring to the table.

[planosteve]

Bob Dylan being an exception. He's 75, has over 50 albums and is still going. Gordon Lightfoot is another. Still touring every year at 78. My two faves.

[GFB]

Bob Dylan being an exception. He's 75, has over 50 albums and is still going. Gordon Lightfoot is another. Still touring every year at 78. My two faves.

Exceptions to what?

[ralph]

Lightfoot , I still love the Edmund Fitzgerald tune . The sinking took place a couple hunerd miles behind my parents house . Might have had a few beers with some of the Sailors on that boat a day or 2 before it sank .

[planosteve]

Bob Dylan being an exception. He's 75, has over 50 albums and is still going. Gordon Lightfoot is another. Still touring every year at 78. My two faves.

Exceptions to what?

Famous musicians and song writers who didn't die of an overdose.